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GENERAL
Nickname: Trail Blazers
Colors: Red/Gold/Blue
Coach: Patrick Melton
League: 5A Region I District 1
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #72

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jack Fields 6'0" 200 Senior RB 4.50 [Boise State]
Demetrius Rangel 5'10" 170 Senior DB 4.40
Alberto Delgado 6'0" 175 Junior WR 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Depth On DL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 26.5
2010 National Rank: #2091
2010 State Rank: #252
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 29.4
2011 National Rank: #1398
2011 State Rank: #166
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 13.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4014
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 21-30 (15-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 34.3
2010 Points Against Average: 11.6
2010 Differential: +22.7
2010 Wins: #2533 Andress (El Paso) (24-12), #2710 Franklin (El Paso) (20-7), #6122 Bel Air (El Paso) (42-7), #6404 Hanks [J. M.] (El Paso) (45-0), #7273 Onate (Las Cruces, NM) (54-6), #7404 Eastwood (El Paso) (54-0), #11151 Socorro (El Paso) (50-0)
2010 Losses: #1250 Coronado (El Paso) (14-5), #1737 El Dorado (El Paso) (42-28), #1967 Montwood (El Paso) (28-21)
2010 Opponents W-L: 53-55
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Andress (El Paso), 9/1 Onate (Las Cruces, NM), 9/9 at Franklin (El Paso), 9/16 Coronado (El Paso), 9/30 at Hanks [J. M.] (El Paso), 10/7 Socorro (El Paso), 10/14 at Bel Air (El Paso), 10/21 Montwood (El Paso), 10/28 at Eastwood (El Paso), 11/3 El Dorado (El Paso)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Coronado (El Paso) (26.4), Franklin (El Paso) (23.8), Andress (El Paso) (23.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Socorro (El Paso) (-10.9), Onate (Las Cruces, NM) (2.7), Eastwood (El Paso) (4.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #470
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3481
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 35%
Opener: 8/26 Andress (El Paso) [projection: 27-19 win]